Editors Robert Sawyer and Tracy Hedrick and authors review the latest in Surgical Infections. Articles will include Bloodstream Infections and Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections; Surgical Intervention for Thoracic Infections; Intra-abdominal Infections; Clostridium difficile infection; Urinary Tract Infections; Surgical Site Infections; Prosthetic Joint Infections; Resistant Pathogens, Fungi, and Viruses; Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit; Pneumonia; Differences Between Murine and Human sepsis; of the intestinal Microbiome and the emerging pathobiome; Advancing Technologies for the Diagnosis and Management of Infections; Upcoming Rules and Benchmarks Affecting the Monitoring and Payment for Surgical Infections; and more!
Guest Editor Juan Sanchez reviews articles in Safe Surgery for the general surgeon.
No international evidence-based guidelines had previously been available before WHO launched its global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection on 3 November 2016, and there are inconsistencies in the interpretation of ...
Controversies in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Kevin F. Baier, MD a, Michael J. Rosen, MD b,* KEYWORDS Ventral hernia repair Abdominal wall reconstruction Robotic hernia repair Hernia mesh Prophylactic mesh KEY POINTS There is a growing ...
A review of the history and the literature of appendicitis. ... McBurney C II. The indications for early laparotomy in appendicitis. Ann Surg 1891;13(4):233–54. McBurney C IV. ... Ferris M, Quan S, Kaplan BS, et al.
In this issue of Surgical Clinics, Guest Editor Brett H. Waibel brings his considerable expertise to the topic of surgical clinical care.
This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Wound Management and is edited by Drs. Michael D. Caldwell and Michael J. Harl.
Postoperative Complications, An Issue of Surgical Clinics, E-Book
This issue reviews the indications and procedures for surgery in patients with localized pulmonary infection. It includes articles on TB, pulmonary abscesses, fungal infections, and other entities.
Crookes BA, Cohn SM, Bloch S, et al. Can near-infrared spectroscopy identify the ... Cohn SM, Nathens AB, Moore FA, et al. Tissue oxygen saturation predicts the ... Payen D, Luengo C, Heyer L, et al. Is thenar tissue hemoglobin oxygen ...
They may or may not have discernable teeth marks or associated bruising. Any suspected bite wounds should be swabbed for DNA testing and also followed and documented serially as the wound becomes more prominent after few days.41 Burns ...